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LAX to EMT: distance & flight time
Los Angeles (Los Angeles International Airport) → El Monte (San Gabriel Valley Airport)
24 mi
38 km · 20 nm
32m
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
24 miles nonstop takes roughly 32m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- LAX — Los Angeles International Airport · Los Angeles, United States
- EMT — San Gabriel Valley Airport · El Monte, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near LAX
- HHR · Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne Municipal Airport4 mi away
- SMO · Santa Monica Municipal Airport6 mi away
- TOA · Zamperini Field10 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport17 mi away
Near EMT
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport24 mi away
- POC · Brackett Field14 mi away
- FUL · Fullerton Municipal Airport15 mi away
- LGB · Long Beach /Daugherty Field/ Airport20 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is LAX from EMT?
The flight distance from Los Angeles (LAX) to El Monte (EMT) is 24 miles (38 km, 20 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from LAX to EMT?
A nonstop flight takes about 32m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from LAX to EMT?
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